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Pope Leo heads to Spain to stand 'shoulder to shoulder' with migrants
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, June 3 (Reuters) - Pope Leo heads to Spain on Saturday for a week-lo...
3rd June, 2026
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Patriarch of one of Moldova's two competing churches steps down
By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU, May 31 (Reuters) - The patriarch of one of two competing Orthodox churc...
31st May, 2026
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Spurning just war, Pope Leo ends Catholic 'permission slip' for conflicts
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, May 28 (Reuters) - Pope Leo this week repudiated a major teaching us...
28th May, 2026
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Pope Leo apologises for Church's historic role in slavery
By Crispian Balmer VATICAN CITY, May 25 (Reuters) - Pope Leo on Monday issued the clearest apology y...
25th May, 2026
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Trump-backed faith event features conservative Christians as critics decry blurring of church-state lines
By David Hood-Nuño and Julio-Cesar Chavez WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - A Trump administration-back...
17th May, 2026
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Pope to visit UNESCO, hit by Trump cuts, during September trip to France
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, May 16 (Reuters) - Pope Leo will travel to France from September 25...
16th May, 2026
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Stolen skull of medieval saint hidden in concrete, say Czech police
PRAGUE, May 15 (Reuters) - An 800-year-old skull snatched this week from a Czech church has been fou...
15th May, 2026
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Vatican warns rebel Catholic group it risks excommunication
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, May 13 (Reuters) - The Vatican on Wednesday urged a breakaway Cathol...
13th May, 2026
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Georgia elects new patriarch of influential Orthodox Church
TBILISI, May 11 (Reuters) - Orthodox Christian bishops in Georgia elected a new patriarch, Shio III,...
11th May, 2026
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Rubio says US ties with Church can withstand Trump's criticism of Pope Leo
By Simon Lewis May 8 (Reuters) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday said the United States can...
8th May, 2026
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Pope Leo, after Rubio meeting, asks God to inspire leaders to calm tensions
By Guglielmo Mangiapane and Joshua McElwee POMPEI, Italy, May 8 (Reuters) - Pope Leo asked that God...
8th May, 2026
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Pope Leo likely to visit France in September, bishops say
PARIS, May 6 (Reuters) - Pope Leo is likely to visit France at the end of September, the country's b...
6th May, 2026